Man lured 12-year-old into silver SUV near city Rite Aid, police say

10:28 AM,
Nov. 27, 2013

Written by

Roberto Cruz
Poughkeepsie Journal

City of Poughkeepsie police are looking for a man who lured a 12-year-old girl into his silver SUV and tried to take pictures of her.

The man approached the girl around 3:40 p.m. Monday in the Rite Aid parking lot at 709 Main St., police said. He told the girl his "company" had a "holiday modeling offer" and showed her $300 he said he would pay to take pictures of her.

Once in his vehicle, the suspect attempted to get the girl to take her clothes off, but she refused, police said. The girl escaped the vehicle and was unharmed, ...